Was Matt Bonner...

[Muser]

Your ing dum if you think Bonner is anything close to RJ.

lolirony

[all_heart]

I'd be willing to bet the Knicks had a bad starter.

Matt is actually a good player to go along Tim Duncan. The Spurs don't need another scoring big when Tim is in so they put a player who can shoot on the outside.

Maybe 5 yrs ago.. Nowadays TD isn't commanding the double team as much. I've noticed the past couple years teams are choosing to guard him straight up.. aggressively. Problem with this combo is that it only works when the shots are falling for both TD and Bonner, rebounding becomes an issue when they aren't, like this past year. Either way Bonner shouldn't be starting for the Spurs IMO he's overrated. He's like an oversized Steve Kerr but not as clutch. His defense is average, against other scrubs he's ok, but against the better bigs.. forget about it. If the Spurs traded him I wouldn't miss him one bit.

[spursfan1000]

Bonner> Wright and Ollie

Bonner fif not only shoot the 3 he was one of the best.

[benefactor]

Is there a minimum for starts? If not, then Ricky Davis...who started 9 games for the Clippers last season...is your answer.

[ernest787]

bonner was being asked to do more than he is capable of, and did an admirable job of it

he really should be a bench player, but the Spurs really did not have a better option at the 5 last year, so they had to roll with the Red Rocket.

Overall he was a solid player on a 50+ win team. He will be so much more useful this year playing a role he is comfortable with, coming off the bench and playing spot minutes to stretch the Defense

[benefactor]

Ok...I found a legit one. Mike James started 50 out of the 53 games he played in Washington last season. No one in their right mind would take Mike James over Matt Bonner.